University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2025: Honorable Mention All-Ivy … Emerged as a key contributor, appearing and starting in all 10 games at free safety … Finished the year with 72 total tackles (37 solos), 2.5 TFLs for seven yards, one sack, one interception, and six pass breakups … Recorded a forced fumble at Stonehill (9/20) … Picked up a sack and 2.0 TFLs at Columbia (10/18) … Had back-to-back nine-tackle games at Lehigh (9/27) and vs. Dartmouth (10/4) … Season-high 13 tackles came at Harvard (11/15), adding two PBUs … Closed the year with a pick vs. Princeton (11/22) for a six-yard return.

2024: Played eight games in special teams situations … Recorded three total tackles on the year … Had a season-high two tackles (one solo, one assisted) in a victory at Cornell (11/9).

High School: First-team All-Defense selection … Helped lead team to D2 state championship in 2021 … Also participated in track and field.
 
Personal: Son of Tauna and Jude Cortes … Brother, Quinn played football at Redlands.
 
Why Penn?: “Penn has a great football team and an even better education.”